Conroe man leads police on long, naked chase

A Conroe man found himself in the middle of an unusual arrest Monday afternoon after he was spotted allegedly standing naked in a clearing on East Davis Street.

A Conroe police officer responded to a suspicious person call at 1700 E. Davis St. after someone driving down the road called police saying he saw a man standing completely naked in a clearing on the side of the road, Sgt. Joe Smart said.

When the officer arrived on scene, he did not immediately see the man. The officer started walking through the clearing and saw the man allegedly running naked into the woods with what looked like blue clothes under his arm, Smart said.

The officer chased the man, following him onto a dirt trail, Smart said. The officer lost track of the man as he disappeared into the woods again, and the trail led the officer out to another clearing with a lake.

The officer looked around the clearing and again spotted the man running on the other side of the lake, Smart said. The chase continued around the lake, until the man eventually stopped in his tracks and the officer ordered him onto the ground.

When the officer asked why he had no clothes on, the man allegedly said he had to urinate in the woods. The officer then asked the man if he always disrobed to urinate. The man allegedly paused and told the officer he also had to wash his face.

The police officer arrested the 28-year-old Conroe man and charged him with evading and indecent exposure.